John Cappelletti

John Cappelletti
	Cappelletti (22) playing for the Rams in 1977
No. 22, 25
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	August 9, 1952 (age 71); Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Monsignor Bonner ; (Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania)
College:	Penn State (1971–1973)
NFL draft:	1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11
Career history
	Los Angeles Rams (1974–1978); San Diego Chargers (1980–1983);
Career highlights and awards
	Heisman Trophy (1973); Maxwell Award (1973); Walter Camp Award (1973); UPI Player of the Year (1973); Chic Harley Award (1973); Unanimous All-American (1973); First-team All-East (1973); Penn State Nittany Lions No. 22 retired;
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
Rushing attempts:	824
Rushing yards:	2,951
Rushing TDs:	24
Receptions:	135
Receiving yards:	1,233
Receiving TDs:	4
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

John Cappelletti (born August 9, 1952) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers.

He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1973.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Coach Joe Paterno said that Cappelletti was "the best football player I ever coached." Cappelletti's relationship with his younger brother Joey, who was stricken with leukemia, was chronicled into a book and television movie, Something for Joey.

^ "Cappelletti wins Heisman Trophy". Chicago Tribune. UPI. December 5, 1973. p. 1, sec. 3.
^ "John Cappelletti wins Heisman Trophy". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. December 4, 1973. p. 20.
^ Parascenzo, Marino (December 5, 1973). "Heisman Trophy cometh to the Iceman - Cappelletti". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 30.
^ "Cappelletti had doubts Heisman Trophy". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. December 5, 1973. p. 68.